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2010/11 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Seasons

Shooting Hours: Deer and small game (except migratory birds, wild turkey, raccoon, opossum & frogs) ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset. Raccoons, opossums, and frogs may be hunted at night. The shooting hours for migratory game birds and waterfowl are ½ hour before sunrise to sunset.All content printed in RED are proposed dates and/or regulations. Hunters should continue to monitor this webpage sometime after mid-June to determine if the seasons and/or proposed changes were formally adopted.

2010/11 Deer Seasons

Season

Season Date(s)

Bag Limit1

Archery2

September 1, 2010 – January 31, 2011

4

Crossbow2

September 1, 2010 – January 31, 2011

4

October Antlerless

October 1, 2, 18, 22, 23, 25, 29 & 30, 2010

4

October Muzzleloader

October 8 – 16, 2010

4

Youth Day

November 6, 2010

4

November Shotgun

November 12 – 20, 2010

4

December Antlerless

December 11 – 18, 2010

4

January Handgun

January 1 – 8, 2011

4

January Shotgun

January 15 – 22, 2011

4

January Muzzleloader

January 24 – 29, 2011

4

2010/11 Small Game, Turkey, Furbearer,

Bullfrog and Turtle SeasonsSpecies

Season Date(s)

Daily Limit

Eastern Gray Squirrel

September 15, 2010 – February 5, 2011

6

Bobwhite Quail

November 22, 2010 – February 5, 2011

6

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit

November 22, 2010 – February 28, 2011

4

Ring-necked Pheasant (male only)

November 22, 2010 – February 5, 2011

2

Wild Turkey (Youth Season) 1

To be determined

1

Wild Turkey1

To be determined

1

Red Fox (chase only)2

October 1, 2010 – April 31, 2011

0

Red Fox3

November 1, 2010 – February 28, 2011

No Limit

Raccoon and Virginia Opossum (chase only)

September 1 – October 7, 2010October 164 – October 30, 2010

March 1 – March 31, 2010

0 – Chase Only

Raccoon and Virginia Opossum

November 1 – 11, 2010

November 204, 2010 – February 28, 2011

No Limit

Bullfrog

May 1 – September 30, 2010

24

Snapping Turtle5

June 15, 2010 – May 15, 2011

No Limit

Diamondback Terrapin

September 1, 2010 – November 15, 2010

4

1Season hours are ½ before sunrise until 1:00 PM. More Information for Small Game and Turkey Hunters

Gray squirrels may be hunted during all seasons with shotguns, .17 and .22 cal. rimfire or pellet rifles with a rifled barrel or muzzleloading rifles up to .36 cal. south of the C&D Canal. Only shotguns may be used north of the C&D Canal. When a squirrel season overlaps with a deer firearms season, squirrel hunters must wear 400 square inches of hunter orange displayed on the head, chest and back.

Rabbit, Pheasant, and Quail: Hunters must wear at least 400 square inches of hunter orange material displayed on head, chest, and back when hunting during any deer firearm season.

Raccoons: Raccoons may be hunted and trapped on private land only at any time of the year, except on Sundays, in New Castle or Kent Counties from the southerly boundary of Rt. 380 and east and southeast of the center line of Rt. 13 and Rt. 113, south to the St. Jones River with permission of the landowner.

Bullfrog: May be taken with either a valid hunting and/or fishing license.

Hunters wishing to hunt turkeys on public land must enter the preseason lottery and possess a Division of F&W public land permit.

Youth hunters hunting turkeys during the Youth Season may only hunt on privately owned lands

2From January 1 – April 31, 2011, fox hunting by chase during deer hunting season shall be permissible on private lands only on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday if the owner of the private land has authorized such hunting to occur thereon except no chase is permitted during the October, November and December deer seasons.

3Red foxes may be harvested with the following: longbow; crossbow; shotgun; rimfire rifle or centerfire rifle up to .25 caliber; or a muzzle-loading rifle. However during any deer firearms season, it shall be unlawful to hunt red fox with any firearm that is not also legal for deer hunting.

4Season reopens ½ hour after sunset

5Minimum length is 8 inches on the curvature of the top of the shell.

2010/11 Furbearer Trapping Seasons

Species

Season Date(s)

Daily Limit

Muskrat1, mink, otter, raccoon, and Virginia opossum

New Castle County: December 1, 2010 – March 10, 2011Kent and Sussex Counties: December 15, 2010 – March 15, 2011

Shooting Hours: Deer and small game (except migratory birds, wild turkey, raccoon, opossum & frogs) ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset. Raccoons, opossums, and frogs may be hunted at night. The shooting hours for migratory game birds and waterfowl are ½ hour before sunrise to sunset.

All content printed in RED are proposed dates and/or regulations. Hunters should continue to monitor this webpage sometime after mid-June to determine if the seasons and/or proposed changes were formally adopted.

2010/11 Deer Seasons

Season

Season Date(s)

Bag Limit1

Archery2

September 1, 2010 – January 31, 2011

4

Crossbow2

September 1, 2010 – January 31, 2011

4

October Antlerless

October 1, 2, 18, 22, 23, 25, 29 & 30, 2010

4

October Muzzleloader

October 8 – 16, 2010

4

Youth Day

November 6, 2010

4

November Shotgun

November 12 – 20, 2010

4

December Antlerless

December 11 – 18, 2010

4

January Handgun

January 1 – 8, 2011

4

January Shotgun

January 15 – 22, 2011

4

January Muzzleloader

January 24 – 29, 2011

4

2010/11 Small Game, Turkey, Furbearer,

Bullfrog and Turtle Seasons

Species

Season Date(s)

Daily Limit

Eastern Gray Squirrel

September 15, 2010 – February 5, 2011

6

Bobwhite Quail

November 22, 2010 – February 5, 2011

6

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit

November 22, 2010 – February 28, 2011

4

Ring-necked Pheasant (male only)

November 22, 2010 – February 5, 2011

2

Wild Turkey (Youth Season) 1

To be determined

1

Wild Turkey1

To be determined

1

Red Fox (chase only)2

October 1, 2010 – April 31, 2011

0

Red Fox3

November 1, 2010 – February 28, 2011

No Limit

Raccoon and Virginia Opossum (chase only)

September 1 – October 7, 2010October 164 – October 30, 2010

March 1 – March 31, 2010

0 – Chase Only

Raccoon and Virginia Opossum

November 1 – 11, 2010

November 204, 2010 – February 28, 2011

No Limit

Bullfrog

May 1 – September 30, 2010

24

Snapping Turtle5

June 15, 2010 – May 15, 2011

No Limit

Diamondback Terrapin

September 1, 2010 – November 15, 2010

4

1Season hours are ½ before sunrise until 1:00 PM. More Information for Small Game and Turkey Hunters

Gray squirrels may be hunted during all seasons with shotguns, .17 and .22 cal. rimfire or pellet rifles with a rifled barrel or muzzleloading rifles up to .36 cal. south of the C&D Canal. Only shotguns may be used north of the C&D Canal. When a squirrel season overlaps with a deer firearms season, squirrel hunters must wear 400 square inches of hunter orange displayed on the head, chest and back.

Rabbit, Pheasant, and Quail: Hunters must wear at least 400 square inches of hunter orange material displayed on head, chest, and back when hunting during any deer firearm season.

Raccoons: Raccoons may be hunted and trapped on private land only at any time of the year, except on Sundays, in New Castle or Kent Counties from the southerly boundary of Rt. 380 and east and southeast of the center line of Rt. 13 and Rt. 113, south to the St. Jones River with permission of the landowner.

Bullfrog: May be taken with either a valid hunting and/or fishing license.

Hunters wishing to hunt turkeys on public land must enter the preseason lottery and possess a Division of F&W public land permit.

Youth hunters hunting turkeys during the Youth Season may only hunt on privately owned lands

2From January 1 – April 31, 2011, fox hunting by chase during deer hunting season shall be permissible on private lands only on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday if the owner of the private land has authorized such hunting to occur thereon except no chase is permitted during the October, November and December deer seasons.

3Red foxes may be harvested with the following: longbow; crossbow; shotgun; rimfire rifle or centerfire rifle up to .25 caliber; or a muzzle-loading rifle. However during any deer firearms season, it shall be unlawful to hunt red fox with any firearm that is not also legal for deer hunting.

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